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GO'C places arts centre on former Seattle gas station site to "heal an urban problem"

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Instead, the studio decided to create a 1,500-square-foot (139-square-metre) structure on the site that consists of a gallery and gathering space and a utilities area, separated by a courtyard. Also important was the remediation of the contaminated site, often referred to as a brownfield site.

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Forge Craft uses "hammock" approach to create outdoor space for transitional apartments

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Local studio Forge Craft Architecture + Design has created affordable apartments for people transitioning out of homelessness in Austin that feature a breezeway to encourage rest and preserve heritage trees on the site. Balconies painted in the same hue on either side look over the outdoor areas oriented around the oak trees.

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Field Architecture clads flowing Sonoma house in copper

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Two stone bases serve as the foundation for the pavilions that house the living areas. Through another transparent breezeway – whose floor is lined with river rocks, once again referencing the influence of water on the site – the home's private areas are located in the eastern two-storey volume, which holds four suites.

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Revitalizing a Contaminated Site: The Ford Calumet Environmental Center

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miles from the site. The cost of bringing a sanitary sewer to the site was $2.0M – threatening the viability of the entire development. Working with our civil and plumbing engineers, we developed a design for an on-site black water treatment system where the outflow was clean water.

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David Baker Architects accelerates housing for homeless in San Francisco with modular construction

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The site is in the SOMA Pilipinas Cultural District, established to preserve the cultural diversity of the area by highlighting the culture and contributions of the Filipino American community," the studio said. General contractor: Cahill Contractors. Structural engineer: DCI Engineers.

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New Vesterheim Commons by Snøhetta

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Aside from anchoring the site, the new Vesterheim Commons project threads together Vesterheim’s Heritage Park with Water Street, the city’s main thoroughfare. The timber frames with concrete footings harken back to the stone foundations of the Norwegian “stabbur,” traditional storehouses.

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Atherton Pavilions by Feldman Architecture

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Lifting the pavilions’ concrete foundations at the front and rear of each pavilion creates the illusion that the structures are floating over the lush landscaping. At either end of each pavilion, concrete returns back to the site, tying the structures back to the earth. Photo © Adam Rouse. Photo © Adam Rouse. Photo © Adam Rouse.